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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nadia refuse to stay behind when the expedition departs?

2. What does Karakawe claim to be looking for when he is caught going through Omayra Torres' luggage?

3. What brings Nadia the respect of the People of the Mist?

4. What skill does Nadia claim in addition to her multilingualism?

5. What does an Indian hunter never eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the People of the Mist?

2. Why do the efforts of the expedition to lure the Indians with gifts and trinkets fail?

3. Why are watches and compasses of little use in the Amazon jungle?

4. What worries Nadia and Alex about Karakawe's activities?

5. What unexpected injury does Alex sustain while waiting to be rescued and how does it affect him?

6. What internal conflict does Alex experience when the kidnappers offer him masato to drink?

7. What defeats most adventurers who go into the Amazon seeking riches?

8. Why are Alex and Nadia not frightened by their encounter with the People of the Mist?

9. How do the kidnapping People of the Mist treat Alex differently than Nadia?

10. What device do the People of the Mist use that enables them to climb trees easily?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do Father Valdomero and Cesar Santos believe about the conversion of the Amazon Indians to Christianity? What brought them to these opinions?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss fear as a theme in this story. Explain the advice on overcoming fear Alex receives from Kate and from Nadia, and the advice he remembers from his father and offers to Nadia when she faces her own fear. Which characters are governed by fears? Which are not?

Essay Topic 3

What does Nadia mean when she advises Alex that he must learn to "see with his heart?" Does he understand her advice? Does he accomplish it?

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